North Thurston School Board member Aaron Owada to resign

North Thurston School Board member Aaron Owada has resigned from his post. Courtesy photoNorth Thurston Public Schools

North Thurston School Board member Aaron Owada has resigned from his post. Courtesy photoNorth Thurston Public Schools

Longtime North Thurston School Board member Aaron Owada is scheduled to officially resign from his elected position during Tuesday (Nov. 15) night’s meeting.

He was first elected to the School Board in 1997. A copy of his resignation letter, dated Nov. 9, was included in the board’s agenda packet. The School Board, which will meet at 7 p.m. at Evergreen Forest Elementary School, will be required to take action on the resignation, according to board Vice-President Chuck Namit.

In part, Owada’s letter stated: “When I first ran for the School Board, I ran on a platform for change and that a board member with ‘new blood’ and ‘new energy’ was needed. Now that my kids have long since graduated from high school (and are doing very well because of the excellent public school education that they received), I believe it is time to select a board member with new blood and new energy to continue the path towards excellence.”